Lecture Test 2 Flashcards
(117 cards)
Lower Cross Syndrome
Tight Thoracolumbar Extensors, Weak Abdominals, Weak Glutes, Tight Iliposoas & Rectus Femoris
Common location for Vertebral Artery imingement?
C1 due to sharp medial turn
Atlanto-Occipital Joint Arthro
convex occipital condyles on concave superior facets
AO Osteo
convex occipital condyles on concave superior facets
AO Flexion limited by
Bony contact of dens and foramen magnum
AO Extension limited by
Compression of occiput on sub occipital muscles
Atlantoaxial Joint Artho
pivot joint between dens of C2 and anterior arch of C1/transv
AA Osteo
Flex/Ext, Lateral Flexion, ROTATION!
Intervertebral Joint Arthro
Sliding and tilting superior vertebra on intervertebral discs
Facet Joint Arthro
sliding of inferior facet of the vertebrae above and & SUP facet of the vertebrae below
Intervertebral and Facet Joint Osteo
Flex/Ext, Lat Flex, Rotation
Cervical Facet Orientation
45 degrees in frontal plane
Cervical Flexion ROM
Goni: 45
Inclino: 50
Cervical Lateral Flexion ROM
Goni: 45
Inclino: 45
Cervical Rotation ROM
Inclino: 80
Cervical Extension ROM
Goni: 45
Inclino: 60
Cervical Flexion limited by:
Interspinous ligament, Posterior Longitudinal Ligament, posterior part of annulus fibrosus, ligamentum flavum
Cervical Extension limited by:
Bony contact of facets, Anterior Longitudinal Ligament, anterior part of annulus fibrosus
Cervical Lateral Flexion limited by:
Intertransverse ligaments, vertebral process/bodies, lateral parts of annulus fibrosis
Cervical Rotation limited by:
Annulus Fibrosis
Facet joints limited by:
Synovial joint capsule/capsular ligaments
Upper Cross Syndrome
Inhibited Neck Flexors, Inhibited Rhomboids & Serratus Anterior, Tight Upper Trap & Levator Scapula, Tight Pecs
Thoracic Extension limited by:
Spinous Processes
Thoracic Flexion Arthro
superior vertebrae tilts ant, translates ant, facet joints: inferior facet of superior slides upward on superior facet of inferior